1991 Korfball World Championship
The 1991 Korfball World Championship was the 4th edition of the major international korfball competition. It was held in Belgium on April 2–6, in the cities of Antwerp, Berchem, Brussels, Ghent and Turnhout. In a very close final, Belgium defeated the Netherlands by 11–10, making this the only time the world championship was not won by the Netherlands.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Belgium |
| City | Antwerp, Berchem, Brussels, Ghent and Turnhout |
| Dates | 2 to 6 April 1991 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Netherlands |
| Third place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
Pool matches
Legend
| Pts = Points P = Played games W = Win (2p) L = Lost |
F = Korfs favour A = Korfs against D = Difference korfs (KF-KA) |
| Team | Pts | P | W | L | F | A | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 130 | 48 | +82 |
| Germany |
8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 61 | −11 |
 Portugal * |
4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 70 | −14 |
 United States |
4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 57 | +11 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 66 | −3 |
 Indonesia |
0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 102 | −65 |
* Portugal was awarded third place because it lost a match after extra-time. USA ranked above Australia on korf difference.
| April 2, 1991 | |||
| Australia |
19–7 | Indonesia |
Antwerp |
| April 2, 1991 | |||
| Portugal |
10–9 | United States |
Antwerp |
| April 2, 1991 | |||
| Belgium |
27–5 | Germany |
Antwerp |
| April 3, 1991 | |||
| Belgium |
21–15 | United States |
Ghent |
| April 3, 1991 | |||
| Indonesia |
6–23 | Portugal |
Ghent |
| April 3, 1991 | |||
| Australia |
8–9 | Germany |
Turnhout |
| April 4, 1991 | |||
| Belgium |
24–11 | Indonesia |
Antwerp |
| April 4, 1991 | |||
| Germany |
12–11 | United States |
Brussels |
| April 4, 1991 | |||
| Australia |
16–10 | Portugal |
Brussels |
| April 4, 1991 | |||
| Germany |
9–8 (e.t.) | Portugal |
Antwerp |
| April 4, 1991 | |||
| Australia |
12–28 | Belgium |
Brussels |
| April 4, 1991 | |||
| Indonesia |
6–21 | United States |
Brussels |
| April 5, 1991 | |||
| Australia |
8–12 | United States |
Antwerp |
| April 5, 1991 | |||
| Germany |
15–7 | Indonesia |
Ghent |
| April 5, 1991 | |||
| Belgium |
30–5 | Portugal |
Turnhout |
| Team | Pts | P | W | L | F | A | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 121 | 71 | +50 |
| Chinese Taipei |
8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 76 | 61 | +15 |
 Great Britain |
6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 76 | 59 | +17 |
 Armenia |
4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 67 | +0 |
 Aruba |
2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 94 | −24 |
 India |
0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 119 | −58 |
| April 2, 1991 | |||
| Great Britain |
6–19 | Netherlands |
Antwerp |
| April 2, 1991 | |||
| Armenia |
16–12 | Aruba |
Antwerp |
| April 2, 1991 | |||
| India |
8–20 | Chinese Taipei |
Antwerp |
| April 3, 1991 | |||
| Aruba |
14–9 | India |
Antwerp |
| April 3, 1991 | |||
| Armenia |
8–11 | Great Britain |
Antwerp |
| April 3, 1991 | |||
| Chinese Taipei |
14–20 | Netherlands |
Turnhout |
| April 4, 1991 | |||
| Armenia |
7–22 | Netherlands |
Antwerp |
| April 4, 1991 | |||
| Aruba |
14–18 | Chinese Taipei |
Ghent |
| April 4, 1991 | |||
| Great Britain |
25–10 | India |
Ghent |
| April 4, 1991 | |||
| Armenia |
9–12 | Chinese Taipei |
Antwerp |
| April 4, 1991 | |||
| Aruba |
10–24 | Great Britain |
Ghent |
| April 4, 1991 | |||
| India |
24–33 | Netherlands |
Ghent |
| April 5, 1991 | |||
| Great Britain |
10–12 | Chinese Taipei |
Antwerp |
| April 5, 1991 | |||
| Aruba |
20–27 | Netherlands |
Ghent |
| April 5, 1991 | |||
| Armenia |
27–10 | India |
Turnhout |
Final round
7th–8th places
| April 6, 1991 | |||
| United States |
16–6 | Armenia |
Antwerp |
5th–6th places
| April 6, 1991 | |||
| Great Britain |
20–13 | Portugal |
Berchem |
Bronze medal match
| April 6, 1991 | |||
| Chinese Taipei |
10–8 | Germany |
Antwerp |
Final
| April 6, 1991 | |||
| Belgium |
11–10 | Netherlands |
Antwerp |
Final standings
| Team | |
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| 1 Belgium |
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| 2 Netherlands |
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| 3 Chinese Taipei |
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| 4 Germany |
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| 5 Great Britain |
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| 6 Portugal |
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| 7 United States |
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| 8 Armenia |
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| 9 Australia |
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| 10 Aruba |
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| 11 India |
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| 12 Indonesia |
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